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Due to the small space that the dance required, and no need for a partner, the dance was popular on-board ship. [ 5 ] Samuel Pepys referred to the dance in his diary as "The Jig of the Ship" and Captain Cook , who took a piper on at least one voyage, is noted to have ordered his men to dance the hornpipe in order to keep them in good health. [ 5 ]
Printable sheet music primarily for singers and voice teachers—most downloadable. Emphasis on standard classical and traditional repertoire. IPA transcriptions available for every German, French, Italian and Latin song in the index. Supplementary information on more than 250 songs. ART SONG CENTRAL: The Ashford Sheet Music Collection
Jon Faddis, Jeff Tyzik, Fred Mills, Ronald Romm - trumpet Barbara Hustis, Jaroslav Karlovský, Ann Armin - viola David Hung, Rudolph Kalup, Christine Haarvig, Beth Gorevic, Natalie Mysko, Margaret Neufeld, Kathryn Wunder, Michel Zaitzeff - violin
The first song to became "popular" through a national advertising campaign was "My Grandfather's Clock" in 1876. [3] Mass production of piano in the late-19th century helped boost sheet music sales. [3] Toward the end of the century, during the Tin Pan Alley era, sheet music was sold by dozens and even hundreds of publishing companies.
The terms for shanties in these languages do not always precisely correlate with English usage. In French, chant de marin or "sailor's song" is a broad category that includes both work and leisure songs. Swedish uses sjömansvisa, "sailor song", as a broad
The song stayed in King's repertoire for the rest of her life, and has remained popular. [3] It was first recorded in 1910, by Ella Retford. [4] [5] The words of the chorus are: [6] All the nice girls love a sailor All the nice girls love a tar For there's something about a sailor Well, you know what sailors are Bright and breezy, free and easy
Lewis records most of his songs a cappella in the traditional style of sea shanties. [8] However, he also plays the button accordion and ukulele. [9] [4] His songs cover a variety of topics ranging from the life of sailors onboard ships, the attraction and loneliness of the sea, to "traditional shanties and classic nautical poetry set to music."
Sailor Song may refer to: Sailor Song, a 1992 novel by Ken Kesey "Sailor Song" (song), a 2024 single by Gigi Perez "The Sailor Song", a 1999 single by Toy Box "Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)", a 1960 German-language song by Lolita "Sailor" (song), the English-language rendering by Petula Clark